Product launches, project start-ups, scale-up stumbles, litigation, feedstock controversy, name investors coming on board — they all add up to one thing: visibility.

And if you’re among those who believe “I don’t care what you write, just spell my name right” — here’s the ultimate visibility ranking.

The Digest’s 50 Most Visible Companies in the Bioeconomy.

Over the past two years, more than one million unique visitors have crowded the Digest’s site for news, gossip, profiles, analysis and data, data, data. Millions of page views later — we looked at which companies are the “hottest reads” in the sector — and why can’t we stop thinking about them.

Based on accumulated pageviews (as reported by Google Analytics), here’s our ranking 50 Most Visible Companies in the Bioeconomy, and some background on the companies in the rankings.

19.

GranBio

Notes: It’s all about Alagoas and the company’s reach for scale this year.

The latest:Among the signature project openings we expect in the next few months — Abengoa’s cellulosic ethanol plant in Hugoton, Kansas, the POET-DSM Project Liberty in Emmetsburg, Iowa, Solazyme’s Moema JV with Bunge — perhaps none have been so intriguing as “We’re now 85% complete,” says GranBio’s US managing director Vonnie Estes, referring to the GranBio project in Alagoas, Brazil. In the Digest, we were delighted to publish the most extensive set of pictures and video ever offered on the Gran Bio Alagoas project — scheduled to bring 20 million gallons of new cellulosic ethanol capacity onto the market.

18.

BP Biofuels

Notes: BP has been in the visibility retreat in the US but strong in Brazil — new technologies like Hummingbird have driven attention.

The latest: In the United Kingdom, BP announced a new technology, Hummingbird, that directly converts ethanol to ethylene through dehydration. Hummingbird is a newly developed proprietary process by which ethanol is dehydrated to produce ethylene. BP states that the new technology is lower cost and simpler compared to existing ethanol to ethylene technologies.

“Hummingbird is a next generation technology, clearly differentiated from the competition,” said Charles Cameron, BP’s Head of Technology, Downstream. “The Hummingbird process with its proprietary catalyst and its milder operating conditions is ultra-selective, resulting in a market leading conversion of ethanol to ethylene.

16.

Renmatix

Notes: The UPM, Waste Management and BASF relationships have been key to driving attention this year for Renmatix and its Plantrose supercritical technology.

The latest:Genomatica and Renmatix have been named winners of the 2014 Bloomberg New Energy Pioneers Award for developing process technologies to produce widely-used chemicals from alternative feedstocks rather than petroleum. Genomatica’s processes are designed to produce the exact same chemicals while delivering better economics and a smaller environmental footprint.

15.

BASF

Notes: BASF has been on the acquisition and investment warpath – Renmatix, Verenioum, Genomatica come to mind.

The latest:

In California, Amyris announced that it is entering into a collaborative research and development agreement with BASF. Under the agreement, Amyris will use its strain engineering technology to develop a microorganism capable of producing a target molecule identified by BASF. Based on success of the initial development program, the companies expect to collaborate further on a strain development program and consider other joint research and development opportunities. The companies have agreed not to disclose any details of the agreement.

13.

DuPont

Notes: It’s really all about the Nevada, IA project right now, scheduled for completion by year-end.

The latest: In Pennsylvania, at the 11th Annual World Congress on Industrial Biotechnology today, DuPont CEO Ellen Kullman called on Congress and the administration to ensure regulatory stability for the renewable fuel industry by preserving the Renewable Fuel Standard, regulations ensuring renewable fuel makers market access in the United States.

Since 2007, the RFS has encouraged hundreds of millions of dollars of private investment from companies like DuPont to create a sustainable bio-based economy. Later this year, the EPA will submit a final ruling on the volume of renewable fuel blended into the nation’s gasoline supply.

“Legislative and regulatory uncertainty has a direct impact on the growth of this industry,” Kullman said. “If the EPA issues an RFS rule with increasing biofuels volumes, supporting a stable regulatory environment, our industry can thrive.”

12.

Novozymes

Notes: The enzyme trio of Avantec, Olexa and Spirizyme has been driving the headlines — and the company’s investment in Beta Renewables and struggles to defend the RFS.

The latest: In Denmark, Novozymes’ sales to the bioenergy industry increased by 34% as Q1 sales were some of the company’s strongest. The company has beren having success with its cocktail of three enzymes: Avantec, Spirizyme Achieve and Olexa, which enable producers to squeeze up to 5% more ethanol out of corn while saving on energy and chemicals.

In addition to increasing ethanol yield, the three enzymes can improve corn oil extraction by 13%, while saving 8% energy. This helps ethanol producers to improve profit margins and efficiency, and reduce their environmental footprint.